Water cooler and chest



April 23, 1929. I A," fimso 1,709,980

ATER COOLER AND CHEST Filed Jan. 26, 1'92? 'ZShe'etS-Sheet Ann/6 Herr/3017, 3mm

attoam April 23, 1929.

HARRISON 1,709,980

WATER COOLER AND CHEST Filed Jan. 26, 192 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 3 Ann is Herr r' is on gmznto'z I chest.

Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

- U st ANNIE HARRISON, OF

WATER oooLnn Ann onns'r.

Application filed January 2d, 1927. Serial No. 1 63308.

The present invention relates to improvement in automobileequipment and has particular reference to an improved storage 7 An important object of the invention is to provide a storage chest for automobilesaml similar vehicles, adapted to carry-dr nlnng water and other commodities.

Another objeetot the invention is the proarranged tocarry cold drinking: water and vision of a storage chest adapted for automobiles which is of insulated construction and foodstuffs.

" Another object of the invention is the pro- 1 vision of a storage chest of the above characterwhlch is formed to prov de a watercarrying compartment and a food compartment.

, provision of a storage chest of the above type which is designed to bel conveniently connected in position on automobiles. and arranged to deliver water to a convenient position within the'machi'ne. i

Another object of the invention is the pro vision of a, chestot the above character which is" compact and durable ofconstruction and wh ch can be. manufactured low cost. 7 r

at a relatively "Otherobj'ects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the description progresses.

In the accompanying drawings forming. a part of this specification and in which like reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the same: i V

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevational View of an automobile showing my improved chest construction mounted'in operative position thereon, 3 I 1 Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the chest, 7 j

Figure 3 is a rear elevational view of the ches v 4 1 Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view takenthrough the center of the chest. Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 3, and

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional v'ew taken on the line 66 of Figure 3. Referring to the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 10 generally designates the fragmentary portion of an automobile of conventional construc avith an elongated .flap

' ceptacle.

tion of the'type known as touring body. [In

the rear seat supportv as shown abottom 14, aYrelatively high back Wall 15-, j

a shorter forward wall 16andside walls 17.

[The upper edges of the side walls are formed at an angular inclination to conform to the formation. of the front and rear walls Thus,

7 I V rectan ular casing is formed having the up- Still another object of the invention 18 the per side edges sloping downwardly.towards the forwardgend; A transverse strip 18 is se-* cured on the-upper edgejof. the rear wall. and

cover 19 is securedto this strip hy means of hinges 20, In closedposition,the cover is CllSP OSGCljZIl? an lnchned pos tion and is secured inpositionby a pivoted latch'bar2l termed adapted to engage-an; ear22. i i

. I'The man er the casing lined with in- V sulated material, preferably.corkas indicated.

at 23. I A'inetal' lining 24 is then secured within the cork filling and a partition 25 of the center of the casing. This partition divides same materialinount'ed transverselyin the 1 the easing into two separate compartments,

providing a compartment 26 Y designed to carry food studs and miscellaneous articles and a second compartment 27 arranged to form a water coolingcompartinent. The conipart-ment 27 isprovided with a second insulati ngli'nin g 28 andform'ed with an inner metal lining 29for the reception of water. A cover 30 comprising a double metallic plate having a layer of insulating; material positioned therebetween is removably fitted. onZ'th'e com partnient 27 to cover the water chamber. A receptacle 3110f longitudinal cylindrical formation is formed within the water chain:-

her. This receptacle is preferably'of metallic construction and provided with a flanged cover A rack 33 forming abdrip pan 1n the lower. end thereof is supported in elevated position in thelowerend of the re- In order to permitconvenient drainage of the lee "drip pan, a dram p1pe 3451s extended laterally through the casing and insulation i that communicates ith'the lower endofthe drip pain the outer end of the drain pipe carrying a CllLiIl'OOCk- 35. 7

As clearlyillustrated in Figure 1, the rear end of the Water conducting pipe .12 is eX-,

tended through the rear Wall ofthe casing and communicates with the Waterfcliamber-so H that the Water will be'directly conducted to the faucet for use. 1

The chest is attached to the rear of the car body by means-of abracket 'S6',-'enibodying a pair of horizontalrearwardly' projecting arms bent at the rear ends to conform to the drawings; it v'v'ill be readily noted "that acom-' contourf the body and' having openings for attachment with the body.

' Fronr 'tliefiforegoing description and-the pact and durable chest has been provided,

insulated *to' maintain t-he- Water" and miscel- -laneou's commodities thereinin a su-fliciently cold --'eond-ition' and arranged 111' association I venientuse df tlie-eooled Water Within the car.

' I The 1 chest hasbeen =-constru'cted" to provide a foodseontainmgcompartment'and a \ViIIJBI compartment-so as to-inaintain the Water and food inpropercond-ition for a comparatively "long period of time;

- "be resorted to Withoutdeparting from the spirit ofthe'invention'orthe'scope ofthe sub- -joined claim. It should be further under-" stood that the present Water cooler-and" chest is adaptable for-use otherth'anupon automobiles or other vehiclesv without' departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

"Having thus described my invention, I

claim: w V H A. refrigerating attachment for automobiles comprising, in combination With the automobile body a chest mountedupon the body, a Wall, of insulating material Within the chest' defining a Water compartment having an open top, a closure tor the top of the Water compartment providing access to said "com- 'partment,thecliest being open'at its top; a "-closure'for'the saidopen top ofthe chest for access to the closure forfthe Water compartment, an ice compartment arranged Within the'wvater' compartment and supported upon the bottonitliereof and spaced from the Walls of the Water 'e'omp'artinenn the ice compartinent having its upper end "located "nearithe upper end oi the 1 Water COHlP'aItHIGDlT, aclosureforthe'upperendof the ice compartment,

'means Within the ice compartment neanthe bottom thereof for supporting ice-Within the compartment; a Water outlet "leading from the ater compartment nearthebottomthere v ofanchthrough the Wall ofthebody f'the automobile upon- Which the attachment is mounted ga valve Withinth'e bodyof the auto mobile whereby the supply'of waterffronrthe -Wvater 'comparti'nent may "be controlled; and

a v'alvecl'drain pipe leading from the'ice compartment near the lower end thereof and bet neath, the ice supporting ineans"therein and extending across the bottom portion or the Water compartment andj'through' the Wall of the chest to "theexterior thereof. 7 v p i In testimony'whereof Iaflix my signature.

ANNIE HARRISON. 

